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Can Eric Adams Really Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze?

Eric Adams is considering appointing new members to the Rent Guidelines Board before his term expires, which could make it harder for frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to fulfill his promise to…

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The Candidates for Mayor On Housing, Zoning and NYCHA

Early voting is underway. City Limits has the details on where the candidates stand on rent stabilization, affordable housing production, zoning reform, and NYCHA.

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Most NYCHA Developments Have Greater Repair Needs Than Partially-Collapsed Mitchel Houses, Inspections Show

After the partial collapse of a NYCHA building in the Bronx, tenants are split on how to best address deteriorating conditions in the city’s public housing stock. Stay in underfunded…

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More Than $14 Million in SNAP Benefits Have Been Stolen From New Yorkers After Reimbursement Program’s End

This year alone, thousands of low-income New Yorkers have had benefits stolen from their EBT cards, which allow them to buy food at certain stores. “It was very hard,” one…

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The Accountability Crisis in New York’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program

Tenants living in federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are given the runaround when they complain about their rent and repairs. Contractors, state, and federal agencies pass the…

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The Repairs Crisis in NYC’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program

Private managers of some federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are failing to remedy health and safety issues in their buildings. Many tenants are scared to speak up,…

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The Compliance Crisis in New York City’s Project-Based Rental Assistance Program

Private managers of federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are systematically failing to properly screen tenants in the program, resulting in rent miscalculations and eviction filings, a City…

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As NYCHA Plans Chelsea Tenant Relocations, Some Residents Ask: What Happens to a Community When You Move It?

Approximately 79 of the households being asked to temporarily relocate are seniors. Some faced with moving contend that it goes beyond four walls and a ceiling, but threatens the community…

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Acuerdos entre policía local y ICE se han multiplicado en Nueva York y en todo el país

En los últimos ocho meses, solo en el estado de Nueva York, en seis condados agencias de policía locales han firmado nueve acuerdos de colaboración con el Servicio de Inmigración…

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With Trump’s Help, Gas Supplier Fast Tracks Rejected Application for Pipeline Off NYC Coast

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has already rejected the permits needed to bring the pipeline to life three times, saying previously that the project would “disturb sensitive habitats” and…

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